Parliament’s monsoon session was a clear example of how a parliamentary session should not be conducted. From the manner in which it ended, without the customary word of thanks from the Speaker, it appeared that the treasury benches were eager to bring the proceedings to a close. The session began on July 20, the day students had chosen to march to Parliament House to protest against the handling of competitive examinations. The brutal manner in which they were dealt with did little credit to the government. They were not terrorists threatening the security of the state but students protesting against government agencies playing with their lives, as the cancellation of the NEET examination had demonstrated. The police action was not merely........

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